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zweifuss on June 18, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Rot Economy

For me, the Internet was dying in 1997. Ads, scams, and Pr0n were everywhere.

Let's recognize that in not-so-small parts of the world, the Internet is still on the path to becoming ubiquitous, reliable, and affordable.

green_man_lives on June 18, 2023 [–]

I was not even alive during the Eternal September, but the way I feel now feels like how Usenet old-timers describe it.

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